Gooden, James lift Cavs

Everyone on Toronto’s embittered bench had a nice view of LeBron James’ jaw-dropping dunk. Back in his hotel room, an ailing Vince Carter probably even got to see a replay of it.

James scored 27 points, his final field goal coming on a ferocious dunk over Chris Bosh that sent the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 105-97 victory Saturday night over the Raptors.

Drew Gooden added 27 points with 15 rebounds, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 21 and 13 for the first-place Cavaliers.

But it was’ James’ dunk with 2:12 left that put Toronto away.

“That took the life out of them,” Gooden said.

T’wolves 107, Clippers 100, OT

Los Angeles — Sam Cassell scored eight of his 30 points in overtime, and Kevin Garnett added 22 points and 15 rebounds.

Warriors 104, Pacers 96

Oakland, Calif. — Mickael Pietrus had 15 points and six rebounds off the bench.

Sonics 99, Blazers 89

Seattle — Rashard Lewis and Vladimir Radmanovic each scored 20 points, and Seattle improved to 15-3.

Nuggets 104, Heat 95

Denver — Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points to surpass 2,000 for his career, and Denver controlled Shaquille O’Neal with constant double-teams.

Bobcats 107, Knicks 101

Charlotte, N.C. — Steve Smith scored 20 points and hit two clutch shots in the final three minutes as Charlotte overcame a 41-point performance from Jamal Crawford.

Wizards 95, Bulls 88

Washington — Gilbert Arenas scored a season-high 34 points, and Larry Hughes padded his NBA lead with seven of his team’s 17 steals.

Pistons 92, Hornets 69

New Orleans — Ben Wallace made nine of his first 10 shots, even hitting an unusual off-balance fade off the glass, and finished with 22 points to lead Detroit over New Orleans.

Nets 109, Hawks 88

East Rutherford, N.J. — Eric Williams scored 21 points and New Jersey shot a season-high 54.4 percent from the field in a win over Atlanta, the Hawks’ ninth straight loss.

Magic 96, Grizzlies 91

Orlando, Fla. — Grant Hill had 23 points and seven assists to lead Orlando past Memphis.

Rockets 77, 76ers 76

Houston — Tracy McGrady had 17 points, including the winning basket with 25 seconds to play, as Houston ended a five-game losing streak with a win over Philadelphia.

Spurs 104, Bucks 83

Milwaukee — Tim Duncan’s 20 points led San Antonio over Milwaukee, improving the Spurs’ record to 15-3 for the best start in franchise history.

Mavericks 109, Jazz 86

Dallas — Dirk Nowitzki followed his 53-point outburst with 30 points and seven rebounds as Dallas routed Utah. Nowitzki went 10-for-19 from the field.